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Marketing Manager

Marketing

You'll own the marketing strategy, manage the team, control the budget, and take the heat when the campaign underperforms. You're the one deciding where to spend $50K — on influencers, Google Ads, a billboard, or that podcast sponsorship your CEO keeps pushing. Half leadership, half strategy, half firefighting. Yes, that's three halves. That's marketing management.

Salary Range

Low

$65k

Median

$140k

High

$210k

10-Year Growth

8%

US Workers

317K

Education

Bachelor's in marketing or business (MBA helps for senior roles)

Environment

indoor

Tools & Technical Skills

  • Marketing automation (HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce)
  • Budget management & ROI analysis
  • CRM platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot CRM)
  • Data visualization (Tableau, Looker, Google Data Studio)
  • A/B testing & conversion optimization
  • Brand strategy & positioning frameworks
  • Project management tools (Asana, Monday, Jira)

People & Mindset Skills

  • Leadership
  • Strategic thinking
  • Communication
  • Decision-making
  • Negotiation
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Presentation skills

What you'll actually do

  • 01Develop marketing strategies and annual campaign plans
  • 02Manage and mentor a team of specialists and coordinators
  • 03Set and track marketing budgets across channels
  • 04Review campaign analytics and report ROI to leadership
  • 05Coordinate with sales, product, and design teams
  • 06Approve creative assets, copy, and brand messaging
  • 07Explain to the CEO that no, we can't just 'make it go viral'

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